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Head trauma: A significant public health concern among young men in Botswana. Etiology referral patterns and opportunities for interventions

This study aims to present and discuss acute Head Injury (HI) presentations including etiology, referral patterns and disposition in patients presenting to a major referral hospital in Gaborone, Botswana. Cross-sectional, retrospective data collection from July 2015 through September 2015 extracted...

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Autores principales:	Cox, Megan, Becker, Timothy, Motsumi, Mpapho
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2018
Materias:	Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6325414/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30687477 http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.798

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